Boston: Da Capo Press, 2016. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 292 pages. Footnotes. Maps. Illustrations. Appendix I and II. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Robert P. Watson is a professor, author, historian, and media commentator. Watson is the author and editor of over 40 books on topics in history and politics, and has published hundreds of articles, book chapters, and essays. Several of his books have won awards and been featured on C-SPAN's Book TV and at major literary festivals, including Affairs of State, America's First Crisis, The Nazi Titanic, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, George Washington's Final Battle, and Escape. A frequent media commentator, he has been interviewed by local, national, and international print, TV, and radio outlets, including CNN, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, The New York Times, BBC, USA Today, and others. For many years, he was a Sunday columnist for the Sun-Sentinel newspaper and analyst for WPTV 5 (NBC), RTE One (Ireland), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, WFTL 850 (AM), WIOD 610 (AM), and WPBT 2 (PBS). Watson has the founder and editor of the journal, White House Studies. He has convened or co-convened a half-dozen national conferences on the American presidency and directed the annual Truman Legacy Symposium at The Harry S. Truman Little White House. Watson has won a number of awards, including the International Abraham Lincoln Center Award. In 2007 he joined Lynn University, where he holds the titles Distinguished Professor of American History and Avron Fogelman Research Professor. He was instrumental in bringing the Third Presidential Debate of 2012 to Lynn University. More